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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Originality | #33 | 3.882 | 3.882 |
| Fun | #54 | 3.471 | 3.471 |
| Controls | #83 | 3.206 | 3.206 |
| Overall | #88 | 3.239 | 3.239 |
| Accessibility | #104 | 2.765 | 2.765 |
| Theme | #110 | 3.441 | 3.441 |
| Graphics | #111 | 3.324 | 3.324 |
| Audio | #144 | 2.588 | 2.588 |
Ranked from 34 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Godot Version
4.7.1
Theme Interpretation
Retro graphics and Music. Aimed to target SNES (256x224). Also limited color palette (8 colors)
Wildcards Used
M is for Mega
Include something disproportionately large
Cartography
Have a map of your world
Looming in the Distance
Add an entity that creepily lies in the distance
GWJ Participation Level
1
Team Size
1
Generative AI Disclosure
I confirm that this jam entry does not contain any AI-generated content
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I usually ignore the control instructions in order to figure out stuff and I was even more surprised about the jumping mechanic. took me quite a while to figure out how to get the upgrades but it was well worth it. the snake feels really nice to control and the concept in general is appealing. good job here!
Nice retro game!
Could be better if played in fullscreeen (my mouse was too much offscreen and I lost so much because of that)
I loved this submission. It's short, but a lot o fun.
The jump mechanic is genuinely so fun and satisfying! A little more variation to the music could help the experience though!
Fun & cute little game! Couldn't figure out how to do the boss, but I'd play more of this!
I love the pogo mechanic, though the short repeated music loop made me slowly go crazy XD
Very simple and intuitive controls, and I liked the upgrades. Length felt especially strong, inevitably I'd get down to one snake and play bodyguard to it. And a boss! Very cool.
Clever mechanic! The jumping is satisfying.
Super cool stuff, I really liked the snake-based movement mechanic that you have here, it’s satisfying to move around with.
Appreciate it! And yeah, when I tried it I instantly knew I had to keep it in haha! Thanks for playing :D
Really fun! You nailed the theme, from both a visual and design perspective. This really felt like one of those quirky looking games you'd randomly play at an arcade and then it becomes one that you have to play each time you go back.
Very sweet comment! Glad you had fun :) Thanks for playing!
Super cool!
Thanks!!!
Big fan of the art direction. I gotta ask: was rocket jumping with the snake an accidental feature found during development, or was that an intentional idea? I really loved the addition of it either way (trickshotting birds felt awesome), I'm just curious.
Haha it was in by default but originally the entire movement was snake based (think Getting over it) and the extension and retraction was two buttons!
the jump from extending into the ground is the only thing I ended up keeping lol! Thanks so much for playing!!
Fun game! Very interesting mechanic for the jumping, and I enjoyed trying different upgrades and changing up how I play based on which ones I grabbed!
Glad you had fun :D Thanks for playing!!
Nice game! Cool idea to have snakes kinda as the health bars. I can't beat the boss yet, but I will.
I believe in you!!
This is a fun game! I liked discovering that I could do jumps and then catch a bird that grabbed a worm friend.
Glad you had fun!! Thanks for playing :D
i mean this is a positive way but this is one of the weirdest ideas ever, in a way that reminds me how creative human beings can be. i like the idea of trying to explain this to someone cuz it basically is "so your a donut guy with a snake for a tongue that eats birds, but the birds are trying to eat your snakes, and also your snake tongue is what you use to jump" lmao this rocks
hahah that is so sweet, I super appreciate it! Glad you like it :D
really really fun the jump took me a while to learn but once I got it I was going for trickshots on the birds and that was very fun.
Haha yeah its a bit tricky😅 Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for playing!!
this game is hard but once i figured it out it was fun and i was screaming for my babies. i think there are some glitches but its okay :D
Thanks a bunch for playing :D
Super fun! After getting 7 feathers I seem to be stuck on claiming a reward, I'm not sure how to actually reach them. Otherwise, the art is awesome and it feels great to play!
Thanks for playing! If you look down and extend you can jump!
Whoops I totally missed that in the description. I'll try to make some more progress when I get home
Nice retro game!